Meaning & use
mismanage
To manage or handle something badly, carelessly, or incompetently.
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The previous director mismanaged the charity's funds and left it deeply in debt.
Critics argued the crisis was mismanaged from the very first day it began.
A note on using this word
Mismanage is often used with abstract nouns like money, resources, or a project rather than physical objects.
Words with a similar meaning
bunglebotch
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